Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda today urged the government to sit with the Election Commission to discuss its decision to transfer the National Identity (NID) services from the election body to the home ministry.

A Chinese engineer working in the Padma bridge project went missing from Lauhajang upazila of Munshiganj last night.

Hundreds of passengers rushed to Kamalapur Railway Station this morning to collect ticket refunds as Bangladesh Railway suspended all passenger trains from Dhaka to other parts of the country since midnight.

Body of the youth, who went missing after falling in the Jhilpar canal in Dhaka's Khilgaon area yesterday, was found today.

Ambassador Lee Jang-Keun has asked the Bangladesh government for assistance in vaccinating Korean nationals living in the country.

A young freelance journalist of Chattogram will interview Noam Chomsky tomorrow.

Two people including a three-year-old child were killed in two separate road accidents in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar district today. Three others were also injured, reports our Cox’s Bazar correspondent quoting police.

University Grants Commission today suggested that all public universities cut down the duration of the academic year and vacations to make up for academic losses due to the Covid-19 situation.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has issued a circular suspending all trains to and from Dhaka starting from 12:01am tomorrow. This suspension will remain in force till June 30, Sardar Shahadat Ali, additional director general (operations) of BR has said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government’s planned measures for development have helped Bangladesh become one of the top three performers on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index score.

BNP Standing Committee has demanded that the government immediately allow the party chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for better treatment.

Ten Supreme Court lawyers today served a legal notice on the government to know what necessary steps have been taken to prevent eavesdropping and recording of private telephone conversations and to ensure right to privacy.

A youth went missing after he fell in the Jhilpar canal in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area this morning.

Heavy seasonal showers led to waterlogging and traffic congestion in several parts of Dhaka this morning. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka city received 18 mm of rainfall from 6:00am to 9:00am.

No bus is being allowed to leave or enter Dhaka since this morning as the government has suspended operations of all long-route buses from the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Veteran author, editor and the founder of University Press Limited (UPL) Mohiuddin Ahmed passed away early today.

All long route buses from Dhaka will remain suspended from tomorrow.

Torrential monsoon rain swamped many parts of Dhaka city today, disrupting public movement and triggering traffic chaos.

Three people were killed in a road accident today at Lobonkotha area of Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, reports our local correspondent quoting police.

Bangladeshi sex workers urged relevant organizations to shift focus from HIV/AIDS to violence concerning their current reality while planning development programmes for their community. The opinion came forward in a two-day training jointly organised by the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) and local advocacy organisation HIV/AIDS Research and Welfare Centre (HARC) on June 20 and 21.